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A.R. Kane were a 1980s and 1990s British indie band. They were primarily the A - Alex Ayuli and the R - Rudi Tambala from the East of London but were also joined by Russell Smith, bass ( also of Terminal Cheesecake, and Skullflower) and various drummers along the way.
After 2 singles on different labels and a surprise number one hit as part of M/A/R/R/S’s “Pump Up the Volume”, they made two ground-breaking albums that placed them precariously in the indie scene - however they preferred the term “dream pop”. These albums were 69 in 1988 and i in 1989.
Hard to place in terms of genre, 69 was more consciously indie, though that’s not saying much, seen by some as part of a continuum that included jimi hendrix’ more spaced-out offerings, miles davis and others - musically it asked questions and opened doors that have still to be explored. ‘i’ was a dramatic change, clearly slicker and smoother, and covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). “i” also spawned A.R. Kane’s best-known song in “A Love From Outer Space”. Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim.
Follow up album New Clear Child (1994), was not received as well, the reasons being a believed lack of coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely (admittedly excellent) re hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier 2 albums.
Rudy Tambala made ambient and dub influenced music under the name Sufi. Neither is currently involved in the music industry to any great extent. Post-A.R. Kane, Alex Ayuli was (possibly still is) a museum curator in the U.
After 2 singles on different labels and a surprise number one hit as part of M/A/R/R/S’s “Pump Up the Volume”, they made two ground-breaking albums that placed them precariously in the indie scene - however they preferred the term “dream pop”. These albums were 69 in 1988 and i in 1989.
Hard to place in terms of genre, 69 was more consciously indie, though that’s not saying much, seen by some as part of a continuum that included jimi hendrix’ more spaced-out offerings, miles davis and others - musically it asked questions and opened doors that have still to be explored. ‘i’ was a dramatic change, clearly slicker and smoother, and covering a wide variety of styles over twenty-six tracks (ten of which were short noise interludes). “i” also spawned A.R. Kane’s best-known song in “A Love From Outer Space”. Both albums achieved wide critical acclaim.
Follow up album New Clear Child (1994), was not received as well, the reasons being a believed lack of coherent direction and a feeling that the ideas were merely (admittedly excellent) re hashes of works that were completed more succinctly in the earlier 2 albums.
Rudy Tambala made ambient and dub influenced music under the name Sufi. Neither is currently involved in the music industry to any great extent. Post-A.R. Kane, Alex Ayuli was (possibly still is) a museum curator in the U.
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pinkpressthreat wrote:
what a band...I'd forgotten all about them, and then...the memories come flooding back ;)
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A1enochka wrote:
!!
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PsychoKen wrote:
criminally underrated [2]
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Lajon_ wrote:
criminally underrated
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NarooN wrote:
It's a temporary price, they haven't been made yet. Also can't wait for the new compilation album!
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gigelorum wrote:
I agree. Also, why is the Lolita t-shirt £666.00? http://arkane.co.uk/products
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green_arrow wrote:
great band
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melanopus wrote:
http://arkane.co.uk/
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snowbleed wrote:
I just realised that when I don't know what I want to listen to, A.R. Kane is usually one of my default choices.
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Sonicjr01 wrote:
Heart ... Heart .... .... Heart . Heart .... Heart .... <3
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NarooN wrote:
"Baby Milk Snatcher" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIsrphj6ynQ
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RussellChap wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/A.R.+Kane A.R. Kane fans feel free to join.
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NarooN wrote:
Yeah I read an interview sometime last year I believe where Alex explained how he came up with the term dreampop. Was a pretty good read. Their music was pretty damned revolutionary, I'd say.
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RussellChap wrote:
yeah ofc. I'm sure they'll be lots of genres people will suggest. What's the whitest genre? Heavy Metal? Prog Rock? Ambient? I Know Brass Band music!!! :-P
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giobot26 wrote:
HAVE WHITE PEOPLE ACTUALLY CREATED ANY KIND OF MUSIC
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giobot26 wrote:
i know, i'm saying it's funny cuz black people are notorious for having created lots of genres of music, even something as obscure as dream pop lolololol
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RussellChap wrote:
@ giobot26 "i like how black people even created dream pop" :-O They invented it & coined the term, A.R. Kane are the ORIGINAL dream-pop group. I wish there was an artist out there doing the kinda stuff Alex & Rudi were doing on i.
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NarooN wrote:
@giobot26: I lol'd. Kinda makes me proud, lol.
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giobot26 wrote:
i like how black people even created dream pop
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snowbleed wrote:
A.R. Kane is one of those bands I'm genuinely grateful to know about. There aren't that many artists that make me think to myself "Holy shit, how did I ever live without this?"
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